useful links
what does it mean?!
sometimes it can feel like there are so many new words and straight away we're not always sure what they mean.
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continuing to develop your language around Lgbtq+ discussions can help you feel more informed and others to feel more comfortable.
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stonewall has a brilliant list of really useful terms to help us understand more.
i need some support
(I am a loved one or friend of an LGBTQ+ individual)
FFlag is an amazing charity supporting the families and loved ones of LGBTQ+ individuals.
"We offer support to local parents groups and contacts in their efforts to help parents and families understand, accept and support their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members with love and pride. FFLAG volunteers are parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans children supported by other volunteers."
i need some support
(I am a young person who is exploring who i am)
young minds is a mental health charity with lots of online support and advice for young people who are exploring their identity, sexuality and/or gender.
"Our vision is clear: we want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.
To achieve this, that wait for support has to end. If all young people can get the mental health support they need, when they need it, we can stop an emerging mental health need becoming a crisis. This is our purpose – and we are absolutely clear about how we can make it happen."
outreach youth
Outreach youth is committed to enabling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer and Questioning (LGBT*Q+) young people and their peers, to realise their unique potential and to take a positive role in society, through their involvement and participation in social and informal education youth work opportunities.
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and is now running in Brandon! follow our facebook and check our events page for each event.
Outreach youth's principles
Young people choose whether and how to become involved with Outreach youth.
Our work starts from the needs and wishes of young people and all funding bids will reflect this.
We involve young people in taking action to improve their own lives and the lives of their communities.
We promote equality and actively challenge oppressive structures in society, institutions, groups and individuals, including in our own organisation.
We promote cooperative decision making in our own work, in our youth groups and in the communities where we work.
We aim to encourage, nurture and respect LGBT*Q+ young people’s individual and collective aspirations as well as their sense of responsibility.
We commit to the UN Convention on the Rights of the child.